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An Act To Increase Penalties for the Discharge of Sewage, Septic Fluids, Garbage, Sanitary Waste or Other Pollutants from Watercraft into Inland Waters
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  38 MRSA §423, sub-§5  is enacted to read:
 
5.  Penalty.     Notwithstanding section 349, subsection 2, a person who is charged with a civil violation of this section is subject to a civil penalty, payable to the State, of not less than $500 and not more than $10,000 for each day of that violation.
 
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 128th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.